Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Massachusetts

abandonment of one side of duplex

i live in a duplex to which i own half and the other side a relitive owns she and has moved out and lives with her boyfriend sence then she has not made her payments to the bank or water dept. she has not lived or visited for at least five months the fire dept. and the health dept. are looking for her for trash in her yard is this abondonment of property and what can i do about it or gain control thank you


Asked on 7/28/04, 6:54 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Joseph Murray Joseph M. Murray, Esq.

Re: abandonment of one side of duplex

Take your deed and her deed (a copy of which you can obtain from the Registry of Deeds) to an attorney to determine if they reveal any common rights.

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Answered on 7/28/04, 8:17 am

Re: abandonment of one side of duplex

You do not say how the property is held. If there is a deed of both units to you both as Tenants in Common, then you can file a Petition to Partition the Property, basically it allows for the property to be separated or sold.

The best way to proceed is to get a copy of your deed and if she has a seperate deed a copy of her deed and take it to an attorney. You can get your deed and hers from the Registry of Deeds.

Please feel free to contact me if you have more questions.

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Answered on 7/28/04, 10:10 am


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